Brave 4: Unstoppable
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| Brave 4: Unstoppable | ||||
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| Promotion | Brave Combat Federation | |||
| Date | March 31st, 2017 | |||
| Venue | IPIC Arena | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, UAE | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Brave 4: Unstoppable (also known as Brave 4) was a mixed martial arts event held live by Brave Combat Federation on Friday March 31, 2017 at the IPIC Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The event was broadcast live online and locally through Bahrain TV, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Combate, Abu Dhabi Sports and OSN Sports.
Background
[edit]Brave 4: Unstoppable was Brave Combat Federation's fourth card and the first to be held in the Middle East but outside of Bahrain, where the company headquarters is located. The event was the second international edition of Brave, right after Brave 3: Battle in Brazil.
Brave 4 was headlined by Brave's first ever title fight, between Algeria's Elias Boudegzdame and Mexico's Masio Fullen. Masio was scheduled to be part of Brave's first attempt of a title fight, the canceled bout against Alan Omer at Brave 2: Dynasty,[1] and was kept in the fight. With Omer moving up to the Lightweight division,[2] Elias Boudegzdame filled his spot in the championship fight.
The event also marked the long-awaited debut of Mohammad Fakhreddine under Brave banner, after the Lebanese failed to compete at Brave 1: The Beginning due to an injury.[3] Fakhreddine was set to face Brazil's Vinícius Cruz in the co-main event of the evening.[4]
Abdul Kareem Al-Selwady was supposed to fight Alexandre Rodrigues in a featured Lightweight main card bout. One week before the fight, though, Alexandre was forced to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Michael Deiga-Scheck.[5]
Broadcast
[edit]The event was broadcast internationally online, through Brave's official website and YouTube channel, for free. In addition, the card was also broadcast in Bahrain through Bahrain TV, Middle East through OSN Sports and Abu Dhabi Sports, Brazil through Combate and Asia through ABS-CBN Sports and Action.
Broadcasting team
[edit]- Play-by-play commentator: Cyrus Fees
- Color Commentator: Alex Soto (former UFC, Titan FC, and Bellator fighter)
- Guest Commentator: Cris Cyborg
- Cage announcer: Carlos Kremer
Results
[edit]| Main Card[6] | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight |  Elias Boudegzdame
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def. |  Masio Fullen
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:24 | [a] |
| Welterweight |  Mohammad Fakhreddine
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def. |  Marcus Vinícius Cruz
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TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 3:37 | |
| Lightweight |  Ottman Azaitar
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def. |  Charlie Leary
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TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:22 | |
| Welterweight |  Jarrah Al Silawi
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def. |  Daniele Scatizzi
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Decision (unanimous) (29x28, 29x28, 29x28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight |  Alan Omer
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def. |  Robbie Peralta
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Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:44 | |
| Lightweight | Abdul Kareem Al Selwady
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def. | Michael Deiga-Scheck
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TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:55 | |
| Preliminary Card[6] | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Fabiano Silva
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def. |  Ramadan Mohammed
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TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:35 | |
| Strawweight |  Jomar Pa-ac
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def. |  Atif Mohammad
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Decision (split) (29x28, 27x30, 29x28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Catchweight (72kg) | Ahmed Amir
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def. |  Kevin Koldobsky
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Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:24 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Klidson Abreu
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def. |  Artur Guseinov
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Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:22 | [c] |
| Bantamweight |  Frans Mlambo
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def. | Jalal Al Daaja
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Submission (guilotine choke) | 3 | 3:59 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Marco Knöbel
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def. |  Ben Forsyth
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Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:24 | |
| Bantamweight | Rafael Souza
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def. | Serg Jayson
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Decision (unanimous) (30x27, 30x27, 30x27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus Awards
[edit]- Fight of the Night: Ottman Azaitar x Charlie Leary
- Knockout of the Night: Ottman Azaitar
- Submission of the Night: Elias Boudegzdame
References
[edit]- ^ "Masio Fullen also pulled from title fight; Brave 2 has a new main event - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com.
- ^ "Brave 4 adds Azaitar vs Leary, Omer vs Peralta, Knobel vs Forsyth - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "Other Sports: Fakhreddine out with knee injury". www.gdnonline.com. 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Brave Confirms Full Abu Dhabi Card, With Fakhreddine vs. Cruz in Co-Main - BRAVE Fights". www.bravefights.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "Brave4: 'Coringa' Out, Al Selwady faces replacement Michael Deiga - ArabsMMA". 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Brave CF 4 - MMA Event Page - Tapology". Tapology.